Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-16
4 CUTTING SCRAPE.
GEORGE ART RECEIVES 4 WOUND ~ The
RIGHT SIDE
From Knife in the Hands Of Tom Gregory. That
Nay Prove Serious Another Case Of
the Man Who Started the Row Get
ing the Wors; Of It.

Last evening, rumors of riot in the
Bloody sixth" waited their WAY on the
damp brer1eS to the peaceful portion of the
city, and a REGIsrEE reporter hustled
down in double quick time having heard
that one man was about climbing tie
golden stairs with several ounces of lead in
his body, while two other men had been
hacked almost to pieces with knives. Rut
when the Sixth was reached everybody
seemed to have retired and all appeared
quiet and pcaccahle. Evidently not many
people had heard of the terrible deed,
which proved to be not so awful after al.
The trouble occurred in 4 house kept by
Mrs. Sadie Tracy on Main street, between
Twcnty.siXth and Twenty-scventh, and
according To her story, it came about as
follows: John and Tom Gregory, brothers,
were in her house about 30 O'Clock last
evening when George ArtZ appeared and
shook hands with the inmates. lie stated
that he had Just gotten ont of the work
house several days since, and of course
everybody was pleased to sce him ont
Eut Artl was drunk, and he is described
Us being regular cowboy when he IL in
that condition. He certainly proved him
sell Ia he one on the present occasion.
After being in the house a short time lie
asked Tom Gregory 10 set up the beer.
Mrs Tracy told him she didn't I'll beer in
I.,- hon. l,nt a.l 4
told him he wouldn't set up the beer il
they had any. Artl commanded him to
set it up and was again refused, where
upon he pulled out a revolver and knife
and informed Gregory that hr would make
him set mp the beer. The latter attempted
to coax ArtZ to put the weapons away and
told him he would settle with him out in
the alley. but ArtI refused to leave the
house and prepared to settle it right there.
Then lac pointed the pop at Gregory,
who rushed m on him. Ills brother John
also took a hand, ana after scuiliug mo-
mcnt ATT got his hand loose. and point
ing the revolver at Tom Gregory pulled
the trigger. Tom staggered back slightly
stunned. but recovered and knocked ArtI
To the floor, Mrs. Tracy snatching the
revolver from his hand Both the Greg
nrvs were on top of Arll and woulf prob
ably have done him up, but hc begged to
be lr' up that he would do nothing more,
and they allowed him to rise.
Hr-tll held the knife IN his hand, aud as
soon as he got 20 his feet hr made rush al
Tom Gregory. The latter retrrat,d TO the
tar ~idrul the room. and picking up 4 chair
struck Artl over the head with it, knock
ing him to the floor. He then rushed at
him and sriHng the knife from his hand,
stabbed hIm IN the side. The GrCg0ry~
then skipped ont, and help was summoned
and Ar,Z was taken 10 his home on Wood
street. when Dr. Campbell was called, who
dressed the wounds. The cutting WAS
done with Il bone.hlndlri pocket knife
witha blade ahnut three inches long The
cut "u top ul his head was about thr,c
inchrs long and not scrt"uS, it
hring evidently done with the
char. GA his right sIic, between
"a" seventh and eighth rIHs, was cut
about hIIl an inch wide, and how deep
Was not learned. ~ tine nature ot the
wound and it, location prevented probing
there TaS not much blood coming from
the wound, and it Wa feared there is in
tcTual bleeding, IN which case the young
man 5 chances ~" not very good. Neither
are they if the pl,ura has been penetrated,
for in That ease inflammation Is sure 10 set
~. which would cndungcr his life.
Chief smith sworc out warrants before
Justice Davis tor the two Grrg0rys, and
they were arrested hy Ohirrrs Watson and
IIr~lop about ~ O'Clock last night Th,
hcarin. will probably take place to-day,
when further facts viii hc made EHoMn.